Hayhoe鈥檚 talk will focus on the importance of calling for systemic change聽to聽tackle the climate crisis.
Katharine Hayhoe will deliver the Earth Week Keynote address, 鈥淪olving聽Climate Change聽Starts with聽Us (But聽not the way you think!),” on Wednesday, April 22 from 7-8 p.m.聽in聽McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center.
Hayhoe is the chief scientist for聽The Nature聽Conservancy and a Horn Distinguished Professor and endowed professor of public policy and public law at Texas Tech University. She has served as a lead author for the second, third and fourth U.S. National Climate Assessments. She is the author of the best-selling book 鈥淪aving Us: A Climate Scientist鈥檚 Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World.鈥 Hayhoe has been named to lists including the TIME 100 Most Influential People and Fortune鈥檚 50 World鈥檚 Greatest Leaders.
Hayhoe鈥檚 talk will focus on the importance of calling for systemic change聽to聽tackle the climate crisis.聽Many people are eager to learn what they can do as individuals to help address climate change.聽While聽personal聽actions聽are important,聽Hayhoe emphasizes that聽solving聽climate change聽is dependent on people using their voices to help build a better future.
Hayhoe is also the creator of 鈥淭alking Climate鈥,聽an online聽newsletter that shares helpful climate science and solutions through weekly聽climate聽updates, positive聽climate聽stories and more.聽
To view the full schedule of Earth Week events聽and read more about the聽upcoming聽keynote, visit the聽Office of Sustainability鈥檚 website.聽聽